Daily Republican., 1887-07-08
CITY COUNCIL.
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. LsgisIatiso and Not an Kxeontiy o
Body-Mr. sharkey's pisin Talk

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Just ~ th3 oiocl. IN the City Hall
oiled the frst stroke OF last evening,
President Eckel called the regular
weehly meeting OF Council to order.
The roll was osiled, and Clerk Messick
aomms need to read the minutes OF the
.aet stated meeting, when Mr. Bsugh
moved that the reading be dispep sed
with. Int upon Ms.sre. Norton and
Hawkins objectiDg, they wtfe read.
On motion Of Mr.. Quinn, the rules
were Suspended, and he prose ntsd IL o
OF Mr.. Bsison as a member l
from the Second ward.
Council then proceeded TO nominate |
and elect his suCce ssor. Mr.. Quinn
nominate d John Movey and Mr.. Moore
nominated Amos A. Esstburn.
Whfu The vose was announced II was
found thaa John McVey had received
Is votes end Amos A. Eastburn q votes,
and the frat named was declared elect
"a.
The President appointed Messrs. |
Quinn, SswJon and Miller q committee
TO examine bis oredentials. After be
ing absent O few minutes they returnei
end reported that tnoy found hiol qnali
esl, when ne was swoln in and took
hts seat % n member.
The Cty Treasurer reported bal.
ance oil Sli 1852 e5 In tho Uuion Nation.
81 Bank 20 the credit o, the city, and q
balnncs OF 80 92I, o. 10 The credit of thel
park fuad.
He also reported having resolved the
followip0 arnouuts: Tax Receiver
Moody, Si7, ,oj9i Tax Receiver Mealley,
So SO; Y. b. FreBaar9r, forinicres,, 500;
t.. ~ "a "a
Ing Iusps ctor D.liin, $83; Clark Of the
Market Snel,z, sJ.93. Clerk Of the
Muai pal Court HylSnd, S30l AZ; ex-
Dan Association, for Interest, Si5.
Tho Oosl Oh Inspector rnporstd that
during rbe pAs. month he baI inspec cd
III 0 "a luns OF Oil,
TIE Clark OF the Municipal Court TO
ported that daring tho month OF June
| ne hal cacaivsd the following: Fines,
$50; fees, s53 CO., coats, f9l 92; to.al
S30t 40
Mr.. Hrssion called the attention Of
Councii to the TACT hat the P, w. & b,
and ths 3. & o. Railroad Companies Is
HAD ilpore1 the order OF Council to
place safety gate at HAnlfy street,
iaud said that Hs there was great deal
!oi travel At this place he thought Il
should oe attended to. IL msved that
ithe CITY S0!GitOr be instructed to confer
With The officials of tho company and
ask ttCin Why the order had rot been
)b' god
Mr. Qlinu moved ~ an amendment
thAs tie matter be referred to the Law
tC1mmi,tse with Instructors to confer
with the CiJy Solicitor.
Mr.. Cham oers opposed the motion
aud amend ment, as he did not think
Oouncii hid any jurisdiction in the
matter Hs thought It belonged to the
Street and Sever C)mmiasiou, and Il
| was their duty TO attend TO 1t. He he
| lieved ihai soma OF the gentlemen for
got that Council is no longer all execu
tive body, ard Is DOW only possessed O!
Legislative powers.
Mr.. .lu!hn then said that as such wa,
the csse he &Rs in favor of conferrine
with the commission and calling thall
attention to this matter. He thought Il
lwOul1 nB we'll to treat the comm lse ior
with all " urtesy and respect.
4 Mr., Norton was opDofed TO having
IanythiDg TO do with them, AS he did moi
be lieys n playing second fiddle to any
fc3mm ission. He waated 1t known tha
he is opposed TO the cop mission aist
las and AL the time.
Mr. Sharhey said that he was In favol
Of the CON mission, Us he thought It wa.
Il good lhinR, and he believed the inter
asts Of the public would bs bstter serv
ed than they had ever been before,
'Oh, yea, the commission Ia goot
Ithius, esneoinlly for the workmen
said Mr.. Norton. land the first thin.
thsy did %as to cut the wages to 81 {,
a dsy."
Mr. ebarkey retorted by saying tina
. III Oounoil would have had fewer com
mittee meetings the comm ssion woul.
never have been created, and that III,
: men employed by the city could hav,
been paid higher wages long ago II I
had not been for this same cause. 4
vote was st last tab en- on M. Hession'
motion 70 refer the matter OF the safs,,
gates 70 the City Solicitor, and Is wa
ics'rled
MIR. MiIlsr offered resolution, ~hicl
WAS adopted, ,iDstructing the Park Oom
imitteo to have Rutter placed arouu,
the fountain Ia tba Eighth Street Park
lend gulter laid to carry Off the water
The following was cffsrsd by Merri
iTay'o-:
"WR 4nEAs, In view OF tho variou
iNluehflBLlDuB JitSoti upUb tHS ulIl GIL
!, titled IAN Act relsting TO tie Street ar,
, Sewer Con pisiop Ia the city o; Wi
mingt9r, 1t btcsssary that the Cit
| Council should have legal opiDio
supon the full bearing and Intent OF sal
! measure Therefore be is
"Rsso' we'd, That tho Cily Solicitor bt
\ aud Is ara ny instruc.ed to prepare sn'
; F! prsssn: 10 Council an opinion dehnin,
the exact jurisdiction OF the Couuc
\ with r,sp c. to all The provisions Of sal
jbill
"Raso!ved, That In preparing sai
IoDiNion the solicitor be and IL hersh
\ iau.bo.iSed to retain HisOciate counsel 4
an EXC. use noJ exceed lng $500 "
Mr.. Moore said that he WAS In fave
/. lot Obtaining an opinion on this act, bu
was surprised that IL vas proposed I
\ iemploy additional counsel, as he cor
Isidered the present City Solicitor full
Icompstsnt 10 attend to the matter hin
sell IL this had happened uuder tn
} late C.ty Solicitor he woul0 not hav
} wondered at it, but he could not soe th
InecesaitY of II low.
ii Mr merris Taylor thought the S0lioi
tor should hGve assistance In this ma
Y ter, as the commission has employe
the man who drew up this bill, and Il
=, had engaged Senator Gray to assist hir
| Ia preparing An opinion defining th
lduites aad powers OF the commission
=. Tue Oily Market HUuaa C0mpan,
has retGiptd Anthony HiEejne, Esq,
Ito obtain al opinion as II whom
they shall pay the SlC00 u year rent, ,sn
TIA Wilmington Coal Gas Compsn
has afro retained eminent counes!
ascertain who they must hold rsspor
Ssible for thetr bills for gas supplied ih
fcity. In viaW Of Mi these facts, b
thought the City eolicitor should hav
eou petenS aSsistance. Mr. Taylor
motion TO adopt tho pream bic and rest